VERBALLY Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

verbally

adverb

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Recent Examples of verbally That was the song that Beyoncé wanted to cover, Dolly gave her blessing, even shows up on the album to verbally give her blessing. — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026 Gianluca Prestianni, who was disciplined for verbally abusing Vinícius Júnior in the Champions League last season, scored twice for Benfica. — ABC News, 27 Aug. 2026 Their father was highly critical and verbally, sometimes physically, abusive, and their mother didn’t defend them. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2026 Shortly thereafter, multiple rallies sprang up in support of Cunningham; Celeste Keaton, a co-owner of the Seattle Storm, was suspended after verbally confronting a pair of teenage fans during a game who were holding signs supporting Cunningham. — Jemele Hill, The Atlantic, 21 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for verbally

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Former grand mufti Ahmad Badreddine Hassoun, an Assad loyalist who was vocally in support of the government's policies, was convicted of inciting violence and justifying murder.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
Because Keegan is loved — loved — in this place and the emotion has been expressed vocally often.

— Michael Walker, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of vocally

Adverb

That is, the ability to provide the benefits of modern speech interfaces without the need for users to speak audibly, even at a whisper.

— Greg Uyeno, IEEE Spectrum, 13 Aug. 2026
Testimony in the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy was interrupted multiple times on Wednesday, as the Massachusetts woman audibly sobbed in response to testimony about the autopsies of her deceased children.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of audibly

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Between bells, mourners read aloud the names of the nearly three thousand people who died that day.

— Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2026
Following the vote, Speaker Mike Johnson asked Edwards to present himself in the well of the chamber as the censure resolution was read aloud.

— John Parkinson, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026

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